Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the gym and using it in a competition are two very different things. There will be things you can’t prepare for, however, there will also be things you can prepare for. Emily Eyles, a Canadian Brown belt jiu jitsu athlete under Pedro Bessa, who trains out
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Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has another belt to add to his collection – a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. Gracie Barra shared the news on their official Instagram: “Congratulations on both belts @leonedwardsmma 👏 This long journey requires consistency and passion, mastering skills and techniques. Receiving a
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On Saturday night, UFC held a legendary card with Nate Diaz (22-13-0) and Tony Ferguson (26-8-0) headlining, and after getting the win, Diaz stated he would be leaving the UFC (but maybe not forever). After four rounds of back and forth from the two UFC veterans, Diaz showed some strong
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Khabib Nurmagomedov turns down another opportunity to return to action, with UFC president Dana White admitting he doesn’t think the unbeaten former champion ‘will ever come back’ After holding the UFC Lightweight championship title for more than three years, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from competing in March 2021, just
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Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg has recently been seen making an appearance on Episode #1863 of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ discussing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with the host Joe Rogan who is a UFC commentator and BJJ black belt as well. Rogan has been a big proponent of Brazilian jiu-jitsu for close
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On August 20th there was a prestigious tournament held by REORG based in Wolverhampton, UK, and hollywood movie star Tom Hardy not only competed, but he won his weight category in both the Gi and No-Gi, scoring himself two gold medals. The British actor is known for his role in
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Frontman of British pop band The 1975 Matty Healy is another celebrity who has also decided to take up the self-defense martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The singer recently dropped into Roger Gracie Academy HQ, London for some private sessions with black belt coach Alex Smith. However, Healy’s martial arts
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“Some of the most exciting matches I have watched are women’s matches and I’m sure a lot of men would say the same thing; so I don’t know why no one else has done this before in the UK.”- Joanne Wellstead ENYO is going to be the first ever all-female
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Roger Gracie is the grandson of the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie and is the son of Reila Gracie (daughter of Carlos Gracie) and Mauricio Motta Gomes, he was recently awarded his 5th degree on his black belt from his father on July 25, 2022. Gomes is a eighth
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The next WNO card is stacked. After having several years off due to health problems, Ryan has proved that his skill hasn’t lessened, showed throughout his dominant display of grappling at the last WNO on July 14 against x2 IBJJF black belt World Champion Pedro Marinho. The card will feature
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